Ruth Halbert
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Blog: Dear Prime Minister

On July 30 2016 I started writing letters to the Prime Minister of Australia to protest against the imprisonment and torture of the asylum seekers in the offshore detention centres of Manus Island and Nauru. I started with the intention of writing a letter a day for every person in detention until they are all freed. There are more than 1800 asylum seekers in off shore detention. These are those letters and any response from Mr Turnbull.

Australia abuses

Dear Prime Minister,

What is your response to yet another report condemning Australia's 'serious unresolved human rights problems'? Human Rights Watch includes our 'cruel practice of warehousing asylum seekers in abysmal conditions' on Australia's shameful record. It condemns us for forcing refugees to endure violence and unnecessary delays in medical care.

Do you care about the truth of Australia's human rights abuses?

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